Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Is there another engine, non-rotary, that Mazda could put into the RX8? Maybe the Mazda 6's V6 or another engine in the Mazda lineup?

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

see post #14.;)




perhaps the MX-5 engine would as well

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Silly rotaries!! :lol: Mazda should have left them dead :rolleyes:.

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Absolutely. Give it up Mazda! The rotary has been a big problem since it's conception. Great idea, but way to difficult to pull off.

Put a turbo 4 or 6 cyl in there instead and actually give it some TQ.

Man, that's a lot of stuff that needs replacing after only 2-3 years. The whole engine, starter and battery. That sucks.

I actually don't mind the look of them, but they don't have the powertrain to back up the looks IMO.

Dan

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

My guess is that this will be the last straw for Mazda and the 'ole Wankle. That engine is just a POS gimmick that is too costly, doesn't put out enough power, and no one can work on them. Enough is enough Mazda, no more rotary engine.

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Rotary engines are good in theory, light weight, compact, high ouput/displacment . But fail in practice. I have a friend that used to have an '86 RX-7 Turbo. Very fun car to drive! But drink oil like I drink beer.

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

It's like one of those things where guys who take the time to get them working properly say "hey, hey, check this out! Look, it works, it works!! Hey check it out!!:metal: " ... and then just when they've got it working and you get there to check it out, it breaks again!! :D

Now, you could say the same for top fuel cars ... they build a motor, run it a couple times, and have to rebuild it again!!:D BUT, at least when they're built, they're RECORD SETTING ENGINES!!!:bow: When have rotary engines ever done anything so spectacular that people keep going back to them?:shrug:

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Well, Mazda is still the only japanese manufacturer to have an overall win at Le Mans, and they did it with an NA rotary... lol Supposedly the thing could run on 87 octane too.


What I think is funny is that the Renesis motor was named "motor of the year" when it came out. Nothing says "motor of the year" like having to be recalled. :D

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Can you imagine the reaction if that was a General Motors car?

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

damn, it took 24 posts. i would have thought sooner.

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Well, kudos to them for that, for sure! :thumb: I wonder what the other Japanese manufacturers have to say about that one?:shrug: (do they even compete at Le Mans???:confused: ). But in contrast, how many times has Corvette WON??! :bow:
That's classic!! :lol:

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

They would probably have to change the badging on the car then. Does the Rx not stand for "rotary experimental"?

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Corvette wins their CLASS all the time, but IIRC has never had an overall win. The Mazda win was overall (the car was in a different class with much fewer restrictions than the corvette competes in now).

Re: mazda to recall the RX8 2004 - 2006
 

Okay, let's consider the facts...

1) A German invented the rotary engine.
2) No German car companies offer a rotary engine.

Coincidence? Unlikely...

Plus, if I'm in a car getting v8 fuel economy, I'd just as soon have the v8 to show for it...